6 | Medalist 3240 and Medalist 2531 Product Manual, Rev. A |
The ST32531A supports any translation geometry that satisfies the sectors and head limitations above, and
∙(Sectors per track) × (Read/Write heads) × (cylinders) ≤4,995,648
1.2 | Physical organization |
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Read/Write heads |
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Discs |
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1.3 Recording and interface technology | |||||
Interface |
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Recording method |
| 2/3 (1,7) RLL |
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Recording density (bits/inch) | 108,770 |
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Track density (tracks/inch) | 5,104 |
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Areal density (Mbits/inch2) | 553.82 |
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Spindle speed (RPM) | 4,500 |
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( ± 0.5%) |
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Internal | 88 |
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(Mbits per second max) |
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I/O | 16.6 | (PIO mode 4 with IORDY) | |||
(Mbytes per second max) | 16.6 | (multiword DMA mode 2) | |||
Interleave |
| 1:1 |
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Cache buffer (Kbytes) | 128 |
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1.4 | Physical characteristics |
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Maximum height | (mm) | 26.2 |
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| (inches) | 1.03 |
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Maximum width | (mm) | 102.1 |
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| (inches) | 4.02 |
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Maximum length | (mm) | 146.9 |
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| (inches) | 5.78 |
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Typical weight | (grams) | 567.5 |
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| (pounds) | 1.25 |
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